Cyber Intelligence

NGINX CVE-2026-42945 Exploited in the Wild, Causing Worker Crashes and Possible RCE

Medium Severity Americas Anguilla
Date Occurred May 17, 2026 11:57 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source TheHackerNews
Recorded May 17, 2026
Full Description

A newly disclosed security flaw impacting NGINX Plus and NGINX Open has come under active exploitation in the wild, days after its public disclosure, according to VulnCheck. The vulnerability, tracked

Original Source
https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/nginx-cve-2026-42945-exploited-in-wild.html
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Event Metadata
  • ID #1778
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Americas
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed May 17, 2026
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